I don't speak for the project a whole :)

Node has supported ESModules (`import`) for a while and you can use it (either by naming your files `.mjs` or setting `type: module` in your package.json.

There is a solid interop story between require/import and you can mix if you want.

`require` is going to be supported "forever" so code doesn't break and both module systems work.

As for the general question: Node is committed to supporting modern JavaScript and to not allow such a gap to be created. If you see a place Node doesn't do a great job at that please tell us!